Jake Griffin
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'It means we're in bad shape': Illinois surpasses 11,000 COVID-19 deaths, 600,000 infectionsNov 18, 2020 12:00 am - COVID-19 deaths in Illinois surpassed 11,000 Wednesday as the number of residents infected by the respiratory disease also exceeded the 600,000 threshold. State health o...
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Pritzker puts entire state under tougher restrictions, starting FridayNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is putting all of Illinois under greater restrictions that will once again close casinos and theaters, significantly limit capacity at gyms and retail...
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Is Illinois ready to roll out a COVID vaccine?Nov 14, 2020 12:00 am - Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus of much of the scientific world has been creating and testing a safe and effective vaccine. With news last week that...
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Though returns show Oberweis losing to Underwood, he appears in Washington for orientationNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - A Facebook post by Republican 14th Congressional District challenger Jim Oberweis shows he was at the U.S. Capitol for "new member orientation" Friday. That's even thoug...
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What do 'probable' COVID-19 cases mean to Illinois numbers?Nov 12, 2020 4:30 am - When the state began reporting probable cases of COVID-19 in June, those figures were always separated from cases that had been confirmed using standard molecular tests ...
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Pritzker warns another statewide lockdown on the horizonNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - As the state's COVID-19 infection rate climbs and hospitalizations from the virus continue their exponential growth, Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned another statewide "mandato...
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Illinois records 12,623 new COVID-19 cases and largest one-day spike in hospitalizationsNov 10, 2020 12:00 am - Hospitals throughout the state added 333 more COVID-19 patients Monday, the largest single-day increase since the Illinois Department of Public Health began keeping trac...
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Pritzker promotes contact tracing amid 10,376 new COVID-19 cases; he self-isolates againNov 06, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois COVID-19 contact tracers are barely reaching half the people who have tested positive for the disease since Aug. 1. The news comes as Illinois recorded more tha...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations continue 'alarming increase'Nov 04, 2020 12:00 am - With 167 more hospitalized for COVID-19 Wednesday, Illinois has 3,761 patients in the hospital for the disease - a figure that has more than doubled in less than a month...
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Pritzker says 'painful cuts' coming after graduated tax defeatNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - After the defeat of his signature graduated income tax rate plan he said would generate $3.6 billion per year more for the state, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Illinois Republ...